Requires the federal government to fully fund the costs of dam safety modifications of certain dikes owned by the Bureau of Reclamation.
S. 3971117th Congress

Requires the federal government to fully fund the costs of dam safety modifications of certain dikes owned by the Bureau of Reclamation.

Introduced in the SenateSen. James Inhofe (R-OK)10 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in Senate · Mar 31, 2022

Section 1. Cost-sharing requirements applicable to certain Bureau of Reclamation dams and dikes

Section 4309 of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (43 U.S.C. 377b note; Public Law 115–270) is amended—

(1) in the section heading, by inserting dams and before dikes;

(2) in subsection (a), by striking effective beginning on the date of enactment of this section, the Federal share of the operations and maintenance costs of a dike described in subsection (b) and inserting the Federal share of the dam safety modifications costs of a dike described in subsection (c);

(3) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);

(4) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:

(b) Gate repairs

Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations), effective during the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal share of the costs to repair or replace a gate and any ancillary gate components of a dam described in subsection (c) shall be 100 percent.; and

(5) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)—

(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting dams and before dikes;

(B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking A dike referred to in subsection (a) is a and inserting A dam or dike referred to in subsections (a) and (b) is a dam or; and

(C) in paragraph (2), by striking December 31, 1945 and inserting December 31, 1948.

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